Andrew Huberman· PhD
In fact, as I mentioned before, there's a near doubling in the likelihood that people will reach goals of any kind. When they're constantly thinking about how bad it's going to be, if they fail.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
In fact, as I mentioned before, there's a near doubling in the likelihood that people will reach goals of any kind. When they're constantly thinking about how bad it's going to be, if they fail.
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And the more specific you can get by writing down or thinking about or talking about how bad it will be if you don't achieve your goals, the more likely you are to achieve those goals.